Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 58236

Planning: Local Government

Tabled: 9 June 2025
Answered: 17 June 2025

Question

Sir Oliver Dowden

ConservativeHertsmere

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if her Department will formalise the role of representative community groups in local planning decisions.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
A key objective of our planning reforms is to improve certainty and decision making in the planning system. The Planning and Infrastructure Bill includes provisions to that end, including a national scheme of delegation and requiring planning committee me...

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